turn onபோடுpōṭu(pooḍu)(4 tr)switch on; open or put in motion; start up; put on, activate a switch, an appliance, a machine; cause to begin the operation, activity or flow of
Usage:
மணிதான் மோட்டாரைப் போடுவது வழக்கம்maṇitāṉ mōṭṭāraip pōṭuvatu vaḻakkam
maṇidaan mooṭṭare pooḍradu vaḻakkam
It's Mani who usually turns on the machinery.